Loïcia Demougeot (born 31 January 2002) is a French ice dancer. With her skating partner, Théo le Mercier, she is a four-time Challenger Series medalist (including gold at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup) and five-time French national medalist.
Earlier in their career, Demougeot/Le Mercier twice finished with in the top eight at the World Junior Championships (2019; 2020), were two-time silver medalists on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and two-tme French junior national champions (2019-20).
Career Early years
Demougeot began learning to skate in 2008. She teamed up with Théo le Mercier in 2015.The two made their international debut in February 2016 at the Bavarian Open. They debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in August of the same year.
Demougeot/Le Mercier qualified to the final segment at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. They ranked fourteenth in the short dance, fifteenth in the free dance, and fifteenth overall.
In February 2019, they won the French junior national title for the first time. They placed seventh in the rhythm dance, ninth in the free dance, and eighth overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Beginning the 2019–20 season on the Junior Grand Prix, Demougeot/Le Mercier won silver medals at both the JGP France and the JGP Croatia, qualifying for the first time to the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they finished fifth. Winning a second consecutive national junior title, they then placed sixth at the 2020 World Junior Championships.
2021–22 season: Senior international debut Following the COVID-19 pandemic causing the cancellation of what would have been their final international junior season, Demougeot/Le Mercier moved up to the senior ranks for the 2021–22 season. They made their Challenger series debut at the 2021 Lombardia Trophy, finishing ninth. Making their Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Internationaux de France, they finished ninth among ten teams. After winning the bronze medal at their first senior French nationals, Demougeot/Le Mercier made their debut at the European Championships, finishing sixteenth. 2022–23 season: World Championship debut
Demougeot/Le Mercier began the 2022–23 season at the 2022 Lombardia Trophy, where they finished in fifth place. Given two Grand Prix assignments, they finished fourth at both the 2022 Skate America and the 2022 Grand Prix de France. Speaking after the latter, an enthused Le Mercier said: "if someone would have told us before the Grand Prix season that we would end up with fourth place, we wouldn't have believed it."
After winning the silver medal at the French championships, Demougeot/Le Mercier finished seventh at the 2023 European Championships. Making their World Championship debut in Saitama, Japan, they finished fourteenth.
2023–24 season At the 2023 Budapest Trophy, Demougeot/Le Mercier won the bronze medal, their first on the Challenger series. Given two Grand Prix assignments, they finished fifth at the 2023 Cup of China. They indicated they would remain in China until their second event, Japan's NHK Trophy. After training at Beijing's Olympic center, they finished fifth at NHK Trophy as well. Demougeot called the extended absence from home "tough but so rewarding at the same time."
Demougeot/Le Mercier won their second consecutive French national silver medal before competing at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. Only eighth in the rhythm dance, albeit with a new personal best, they rose to fifth overall with more new personal bests. Demougeot said "the score exceeded our expectations." In an interview in interview shortly after, the team reflected on their successful season thus far and revealed what they wanted to improve on next. They went on to win a gold medal at the International Challenge Cup.
At the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Demougeot/Le Mercier finished eleventh in the rhythm dance with another new personal best score. Thirteenth in the free dance, they remained eleventh overall.
2024–25 season
Demougeot/Le Mercier began the season by winning bronze at the 2024 Master's de Patinage. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix series, they finished fifth at the 2024 NHK Trophy and seventh at the 2024 Cup of China.
After winning the silver medal at the 2025 French Championships, Demougeot/Le Mercier went on to win gold at the 2025 Sofia Trophy.
In January, the pair competed at the 2025 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, placing sixth in the rhythm dance, tenth in the free dance, and finishing in ninth place overall. They then went on to win gold at the 2025 International Challenge Cup.
Demougeot/Le Mercier finished the season by coming in fifteenth place at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
2025–26 season Demougeot/Le Mercier opened the season by winning bronze at the 2025 Master's de Patinage. They then competed on the 2025–26 Challenger Series, placing fifth at the 2025 CS Nepela Memorial and winning bronze at the 2025 CS Trialeti Trophy. Going on to compete on the 2025–26 Grand Prix series, Demougeot/Le Mercier placed sixth at the 2025 Cup of China and fourth at 2025 Skate America.
In December, Demougeot/Le Mercier won the silver medal at the 2025 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and then won bronze at the 2026 French Championships. The following month, they competed at the 2026 European Championships in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, finishing in ninth place overall.
Programs Ice dance with Théo le Mercier Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition 2025–26 No Scrubs Sing Hallelujah! The Curse of the Sad Mummy Enemy 2024–25 Since I've Been Loving You Immigrant Song Akram Khan's Giselle (After A. Adam): Ceremony Desh: Bleeding Soles Flesh and Bone: Dakini: Movement IV 2023–2024 Rapper's Delight Why Can't We Live Together Clair de lune Waves Rue des trois frères 2022–2023 Fever Somebody That I Used to Know Magalenha Swell Gnossienne no. 3 Le Di a la Caza Alcance 2021–2022 The Way You Make Me Feel Billie Jean Lonlon (Ravel's Boléro) 2019–2020 Your Feet's Too Big How Ya Baby Habanera Carmen Suite 2018–2019 Codigo de Barras Killing the Name Tab Nothing Else Matters Born to Be Wild (Easy Rider) Short dance 2017–2018 El Pescador La Colegiala Onda Tropica Light of the Seven Strange 2016–2017 Black Swamp Village Black Swamp Village Tomay Gaan Shonabo
Competitive highlights Ice dance with Théo le Mercier
Detailed results Ice dance with Théo le Mercier
Senior level
Junior level
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